Youtube

YouTube IFrame Player API

Enables embedding a YouTube video player on websites and controlling playback through JavaScript. The API supports queuing and playing videos, adjusting volume, retrieving video information, and subscribing to player state change events.

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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference
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GettingStarted
https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference#Getting_started
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APIReference
https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: youtube:youtube-iframe-player-api
name: YouTube IFrame Player API
tags:
- Embed
- Player
- Videos
image: https://www.youtube.com/img/desktop/yt_1200.png
humanURL: https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference
properties:
- url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference#Getting_started
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters
  type: APIReference
description: Enables embedding a YouTube video player on websites and controlling playback through JavaScript.
  The API supports queuing and playing videos, adjusting volume, retrieving video information, and subscribing
  to player state change events.